RAMA – The Robotic Arm Medical Assistant that Reaches for Health
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Cherian Mathews
Faculty Mentor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Ken Hughes
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Fadi Muheidat
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Student Mentor Name
Steve Guerrero
Graduate Student Mentor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Additional Mentors
Jeremy Hanlon - jhanlon@pacific.edu - Technical Support/ Innovation Spaces Coordinator
Mark Foreman - mforeman@pacific.edu - Technical Support/ Technician
Abstract/Artist Statement
There are several instances where a person’s profession may put them in harm’s way. Such an example includes hospital care for patients in quarantine; biochemical threats and other contagious diseases harm not only the patients but also endanger their health providers. For health providers, it is a time-consuming process to put on personal protective equipment when entering isolation rooms, which is also prone to human error. The Robotic Arm Medical Assistant (RAMA) allows nurses to provide care to patients in quarantine without compromising themselves or others while eliminating the need for preparation of protection. RAMA, designated as an artificial healthcare facilitator, is to be deployed into isolation and quarantine zones while being controlled in real-time by a user in a safe location. The user is to wear a control glove, which is supplied with a combination of sensors that will allow RAMA to replicate finger movement and navigate the environment around it through gestures. When a user closes and opens their fingers, RAMA will do the same. Similarly, when a user performs gesturing or tilts their hand left, right, up, and down, RAMA will move in the respective direction. Encrypted data is transmitted from the control glove to the arm wirelessly, providing secure communication during use. We propose an embedded device to ensure hospital safety while providing a low learning curve for use and five degrees of controllable freedom.
Location
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Start Date
5-5-2018 3:30 PM
End Date
5-5-2018 4:30 PM
RAMA – The Robotic Arm Medical Assistant that Reaches for Health
School of Engineering & Computer Science
There are several instances where a person’s profession may put them in harm’s way. Such an example includes hospital care for patients in quarantine; biochemical threats and other contagious diseases harm not only the patients but also endanger their health providers. For health providers, it is a time-consuming process to put on personal protective equipment when entering isolation rooms, which is also prone to human error. The Robotic Arm Medical Assistant (RAMA) allows nurses to provide care to patients in quarantine without compromising themselves or others while eliminating the need for preparation of protection. RAMA, designated as an artificial healthcare facilitator, is to be deployed into isolation and quarantine zones while being controlled in real-time by a user in a safe location. The user is to wear a control glove, which is supplied with a combination of sensors that will allow RAMA to replicate finger movement and navigate the environment around it through gestures. When a user closes and opens their fingers, RAMA will do the same. Similarly, when a user performs gesturing or tilts their hand left, right, up, and down, RAMA will move in the respective direction. Encrypted data is transmitted from the control glove to the arm wirelessly, providing secure communication during use. We propose an embedded device to ensure hospital safety while providing a low learning curve for use and five degrees of controllable freedom.